Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hopeulikit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hopeulikit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hopeulikit is located in Bulloch County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.
Below are the counties that are near Hopeulikit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopeulikit:
- Bulloch County (The home county of Hopeulikit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Portal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
- Clito
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Statesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
- Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <2>
- Eagle Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Aaron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Register
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Register is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Brooklet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Statesborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Hubert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Bryan County
- Pembroke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Midville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Guyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
- Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
- Blun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Nunez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
- Nunez is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
- Swainsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
- Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <2>
- Summertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Summertown is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <2>
- Oak Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Claxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Thrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Emmalane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Millen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
- Cooperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Captolo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
- Newington is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <2>
- Sylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Cobbtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <2>
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopeulikit, see our County-by-County Page for Hopeulikit.
Cemeteries Near Hopeulikit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopeulikit.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopeulikit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Deal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Banks Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Creek Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Akins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rigdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigdon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Portal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brannen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Oliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Munlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donaldson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donaldson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Hopeulikit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopeulikit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopeulikit, with the one closest to Hopeulikit listed first.
- Clito
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Blitch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Jimps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
- Jimps is located in Bulloch County
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Emit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Halcyondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Enal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Goloid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goloid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Woodcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
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- Captolo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopeulikit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopeulikit.
Newspapers Published in Hopeulikit ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopeulikit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopeulikit, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopeulikit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hopeulikit:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bulloch County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Effingham County
- Emanuel County
- Evans County
- Jenkins County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hopeulikit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopeulikit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopeulikit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopeulikit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5216, Longitude: -81.8504 In this case, the coordinates for Hopeulikit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |